Research Article

Modeling and Kinematics Simulation of a Mecanum Wheel Platform in RecurDyn

Table 2

Comparison between simulation results and theoretical results of the platform motion velocity.

Movement typeSimulation resultsTheoretical resultsRelative error

Rectilinear movement 438.98439.820.19%
Lateral movement 433.57439.821.42%
Oblique movement at 45°
217.41219.911.14%
217.24219.911.21%
Original-place rotation 0.6850.6910.87%